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KAAN and the KF-21: The Timelines of Two National Fighter Programmes

KAAN and the KF-21: The Timelines of Two National Fighter Programmes

For the first time in this series we leave the unmanned line. KAAN and South Korea's KF-21 Boramae are two national fighter programmes running in...

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Polymer Stocks on Shotguns: The Material Science Behind Them

Polymer Stocks on Shotguns: The Material Science Behind Them

For most of shotgun history, the stock and forend were cut from dense hardwoods — walnut above all — prized for their weight, grain, and...

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Why Turkish Armoured Vehicles Sell Abroad: Four Makers, Six Rungs, One Pattern (2011–2026)

Why Turkish Armoured Vehicles Sell Abroad: Four Makers, Six Rungs, One Pattern (2011–2026)

The export success of Turkish armoured vehicles has no single cause. Four makers — Otokar, BMC, Nurol Makina, FNSS — sell a class range from...

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Over-Under Shotguns: Why Two Stacked Barrels Dominate the Clay Range

Over-Under Shotguns: Why Two Stacked Barrels Dominate the Clay Range

Break open a shotgun at a trap or skeet range and you'll see the same layout again and again: two barrels, one stacked directly above...

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AKINCI and the Heavy-Class Strike Drone Programmes: How Much Does an Open Channel Speed Things Up?

AKINCI and the Heavy-Class Strike Drone Programmes: How Much Does an Open Channel Speed Things Up?

The Bayraktar TB2 took fifteen years to travel from programme start to first export. One class up, the AKINCI covered the same ground far faster:...

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Turkey’s Shotgun Industry: From a Mountain Village to a Global Export Line

Turkey’s Shotgun Industry: From a Mountain Village to a Global Export Line

Drive into the hills above Beysehir, in Turkey's central Konya province, and you reach Huglu — a small district whose name has become shorthand for...

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How the Bayraktar TB2 Became a Global Export Product: A Chronology of Six Thresholds

How the Bayraktar TB2 Became a Global Export Product: A Chronology of Six Thresholds

In 2018, Türkiye's tactical-class armed drone was sold to two countries. Seven years later, at the end of 2025, the manufacturer had signed contracts for...

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Turkish vs. Chinese Drones in Africa: Why Some Countries Buy Both (2026)

Turkish vs. Chinese Drones in Africa: Why Some Countries Buy Both (2026)

Nigeria and Morocco both fly Bayraktar TB2s and Chinese Wing Loong IIs. Algeria and the DR Congo stayed Chinese-only. Niger, Chad and Somalia went Turkish-only....